Nanophotonics and Integrated Optics Devices
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 36364
Special Issue Editors
Interests: silicon photonics; photodetectors; integrated photonics
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Interests: integrated photonics; on-chip active devices; integrated biosensors; heterogeneous integration technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the visionary article of Miller in 1969 introduced the notion of Integrated Optics to the scientific community, this field has experienced an astonishing development. Today, integrated photonic devices are indeed widely employed not only in telecommunications, but also for sensing, increasing the accuracy of scientific instruments as well as their reliability and compacity. More recently, quantum communications and artificial intelligence have emerged as exciting new applications that are drawing huge research interest in our community.
One of the most interesting aspects of photonic integrated circuits is that they do not rely on one single technological platform, since several approaches for realising efficient devices have been qualified throughout the years. Nonetheless, what LiNbO3, Silicon, III-V, polymer, and glass photonic devices have in common is their extensive use of nanotechnologies either for their manufacturing or functionalization.
In the present Special Issue, we aim to cover these two aspects: on one hand, the nanostructuration of waveguides and its impact on propagation (dispersion management, roughness management and its impact on propagation losses, photonic crystals and materials, plasmonics, etc.); on the other hand, the development and integration of nanomaterials in integrated photonic devices like 2D materials (Graphene and its derivatives), nanocrystals, nanotubes or nanorods. The emphasis will be placed on their optical properties and the way they are managed and integrated on a photonic chip to implement new functions. Both original research and reviews will be considered for publication.
Prof. Dr. Jean-Emmanuel Broquin
Prof. Dr. Sonia M. Garcia-Blanco
Guest Editors
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